NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. highly esteemed, beloved and honored, and that it is quite the contrary with

regard to those that are black. There are, besides, divers other large animals in the interior, but they are unknown to Christians ; also, wolves, but dangerous only to small cattle; likewise beavers, otters, fishers, catamounts, foxes, racoons, minks, hares, muskrats about as large as cats, martens and squirrels, some of which can even fly there are, besides, woodchucks and divers other small ;

animals, but for the most part, as we are informed, unknown to the Christians. Of tho Land birds. The country is in no wise deprived of its share of birds, for there are found great numbers of birds of prey, such as: two varieties of Eagles, some they name white heads,' whicii have a white head, white tail and white striking feathers the others are the common. Also, Hawks, Sakers, Sparrowhawks, Duck-hawks, (steencryters), Chicken-hawks and various other sorts, all birds of prey, and

capable of being trained and used for falconry, though some of them differ somewhat in shape from those in Netherland. Here is, also, a bird of a white color with a head like a cat's, and a body like a big owl. We know no name for it in Dutch. In France they call it Gra?id dux,^ and it is held in high estimation. The other land birds consist mostly of Turkeys, the same as in Netherland, but wild, and best and plentiest in winter; also various sorts of Partridges, some smaller, some larger, than in Netherland Plover, wood and water Snipe, Pheasants, ;